In the end, the deciding factor was that we knew many of you would attempt to play this game through an emulator, thus leading us towards building a better experience.īut Blizzard has also added a WASD control scheme 'as an additional movement tool' for the first time in a Diablo game. On the one hand, we felt that we wouldn’t be doing the title justice by releasing a game originally designed for mobile on PC on the other hand, we wanted to make sure the game reached as many players as possible-especially our most dedicated PC fans. In a lengthy blog post detailing the PC porting process, Blizzard discussed how the development team went 'back and forth' on whether a PC version was worthwhile in the first place: When the PC beta period ends, 'all the progress and purchases you’ve made will be maintained,' Blizzard said. But while the 'built from the ground up for mobile' version sounds like it has been fully polished and tuned, the PC experience launching in June will be initially set up to 'collect player feedback, make changes, and fine-tune this version of Immortal until we feel it delivers a finalized experience for all courageous adventurers.' The PC open beta will offer 'full cross-play and cross-progression support' with the 'uncompromised AAA mobile experience' from the get-go, Blizzard promised. 'One recurring piece of feedback we especially took to heart was the desire to play Immortal on PC.' 'Community feedback has been imperative to the development of Immortal and has influenced the game in many ways, as you’ll come to see,' Blizzard wrote in an announcement post. So it came as a surprise this morning when Blizzard announced that the game's June 2 mobile launch would be accompanied by a free-to-play open beta on Windows PCs.

Further Reading Diablo Immortal on phones, WarCraft 3: Reforged top BlizzCon’s announcementsIt has been nearly three and a half years since Blizzard first announced Diablo Immortal as the first smartphone-only entry in the popular PC and console action RPG series.

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